Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Knowsley is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for a permanent position at Victoria Gardens service. The successful candidate will manage clinical care within a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to the service's development. Key benefits include a competitive salary with car allowance, generous leave, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

£8,400 car allowance

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Free meals while on duty

Employee Assistance Services

Career development and training

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous Consultant experience in a management role.
• Understanding of current developments in psychiatry.
• Knowledge of purchaser/provider contractual issues.

Responsibilities

• Complex management of patients in a multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct multidisciplinary ward rounds and strategic reviews.
• Contribute to the development of a therapeutic environment.

Skills

Medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent

Innovative and imaginative

Substantial knowledge of change management and mental health legislation

Education

MRC Psych or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

This is a permanent Consultant Psychiatrist position (37.5 hours per week) at Elysium Healthcare's Victoria Gardens service, which provides rehabilitation for men and women aged 18 and over. The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary team and take on the role of Consultant/Responsible Clinician, managing patients and contributing to the service's development.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Psychiatrist at Victoria Gardens, you will be responsible for the clinical care of patients, including conducting multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews, and contributing to the development of a therapeutic environment. You will also fulfill the role of Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act, offer psychiatric expertise to the multidisciplinary team, and contribute to management and clinical governance meetings. Additionally, you will be involved in training and supervision of junior medical staff.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees. They operate a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. As part of the global Ramsay Health Care network, Elysium Healthcare offers opportunities for growth and development.

Details Date posted

03 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1353762461

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Huyton

L36 5SA

Job description Job responsibilities

Do you want to work in a friendly, committed and established Mental Health service, where your knowledge and skills will be valued? Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist with experience working with people in a Level 2 rehabilitation service for men and women, aged 18 years and over. If so, then join the team at Victoria Gardens.

This permanent Consultant Psychiatrist position (37.5 hours per week) will see you join the established multidisciplinary team at Victoria Gardens with a strong emphasis on team work. The service has one rehabilitation ward for women and two rehabilitation wards for men who have different support needs and may form part of a pathway during the patient's admission.

You will act as a Consultant / Responsible Clinician for patients in this setting. You will have CCT in General Adult or Forensic psychiatry and experience of working with and leading multidisciplinary teams. You will be part of an environment that specialises in providing rehabilitation utilising positive behavioural support principles and empowering service users in their recovery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
• Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
• Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients.
• Contributing to management meetings and clinical governance meetings for the services provided at the hospital, and contributing to the development of service strategy.
• Contributing to in-house training programmes within the services and offering supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior medical staff.
• Maintaining CPD and re-validation requirements, as determined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or other relevant statutory bodies.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent
• Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Have essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
• Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Have previous Consultant experience in a management role

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £8,400 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurancefor added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and trainingto help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activitiesto help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Job description Job responsibilities

Do you want to work in a friendly, committed and established Mental Health service, where your knowledge and skills will be valued? Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist with experience working with people in a Level 2 rehabilitation service for men and women, aged 18 years and over. If so, then join the team at Victoria Gardens.

This permanent Consultant Psychiatrist position (37.5 hours per week) will see you join the established multidisciplinary team at Victoria Gardens with a strong emphasis on team work. The service has one rehabilitation ward for women and two rehabilitation wards for men who have different support needs and may form part of a pathway during the patient's admission.

You will act as a Consultant / Responsible Clinician for patients in this setting. You will have CCT in General Adult or Forensic psychiatry and experience of working with and leading multidisciplinary teams. You will be part of an environment that specialises in providing rehabilitation utilising positive behavioural support principles and empowering service users in their recovery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
• Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
• Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients.
• Contributing to management meetings and clinical governance meetings for the services provided at the hospital, and contributing to the development of service strategy.
• Contributing to in-house training programmes within the services and offering supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior medical staff.
• Maintaining CPD and re-validation requirements, as determined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or other relevant statutory bodies.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent
• Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Have essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
• Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Have previous Consultant experience in a management role

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £8,400 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurancefor added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and trainingto help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activitiesto help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• You will be medically qualified, with MRC Psych or equivalent, and have previous Consultant experience in a management role. You should also have an essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health, as well as substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, and contemporary issues in mental health.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• You will be medically qualified, with MRC Psych or equivalent, and have previous Consultant experience in a management role. You should also have an essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health, as well as substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, and contemporary issues in mental health.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Huyton

L36 5SA

Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Huyton

L36 5SA

Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)